The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
CHAPTER Kill
HOW THE CURE WORKED

| HOW THE CURE WORKED
The drawing room party broke up early
| that night. Lady Flora seemed tired and
out of sorts, and she was glad TO escape
| from the task Of entertaining, which, dur
| ing these past days, had been heavy bur-
| den to her.
| Hoping to see something of Colonel
| Lyndon and Lefty. she stood out on the
/ terrace for n few minutes after her guests
had gone; then, hearing and seeing moth
| ing, she went to her own room.
| She had not been there for more than a
| few moments before there came knock at
| the door. Guessing who the intruder was,
| she cried TO her 10 come IL, and a little
| white-robed figure, with a curiously rap
| turous expression in its eyes. stood before
| her
Lady Flora smiled. "Ahl Lefty, my
| darlingi' she said, Il was expecting to
see you. Here, you shall take down my
hair, and bring me my dressing gown, and
| then We can sit down together and have a
talk
Silently Lefty obeyed In q few mo-
| ments Lady Flora was in her fave rite arm
chair, and She was curled up on the rug at
| her feet.
Il have confession to make" she said
TREMENDOUSLY, taking one of Lady Flora s
| hands, and clasping it in both hers.
Il thought co." answered her friend,
upon which Lefty colored and faltered, for
| how could Lady Flora know unless her son
had told herr
Then you are not angry with me?' she
murmured
Angry my dear child how could l be
! angry? l knew, of course; that this would
| happen some dav, and with my great in
terest in you -"
But" broke in Lefty, to whom all
| nothing to DO with me. I want
nothing exc pit except-to see YOU all
| happy. Why do you look at me go, dear
| Lady Flora2 / believe it is all right.
| tn nix he sees how foolish he has been. /
| do not think he will 60 to Turkey or Rus
| STA now"
He will go-who viii go?D asked Lady
! Flora, who was as much perplexed as
Lefty.
q mean Captain Winstanley," said
Lefty, blushing up to the roots OF her
| hair.
Captain Wins,anley!n cried Lady Flora,
in great establishment. What have his
affairs to DO with you" She had drawn
herself mp in her chair and loosened the
clasp OF Letty's hands upon her own. Il
L
There must be some mistake
| IN voice choked with sobs-for she be-
gan to fear that she had done something
really unnatural and forward-Letty began
to explain what had happened.
Il met Captain Winstanley in the gar
deu," she said, land it had been on my
mind all day to tell him how cruel it was
Of him TO make you SO unhappy because he
was unhappy himself, and So"
And SO You told him2"
AYes, told him."
| In those wordsf"
Lefty hung her head. I am afraid ]
told him that he was selfish" she faltered.
| To her surprise and relief Lady Flora
began to smile.
| We'll, she said, in a voice from which
the stenness had gone, land what did Cap
tain Winstanley say to your sermon? Did
he promise 10 be a good boy?7
He said vas quite right, and promised
to think over what l had said. Was l very
impertinent?' said poor Lefty.
Ne, not impairment. dear; impertinence
Is In the intention. A little foolish, per-
haps. You meant we'll, so l will say no more
about IL But another time you must con-
| suit me before you give way to your rather
Qulxotic impulses. Win You promise NE
this?"
"Oh, yes, yesl' answered Lefty readily.
| and then Lady Flora kissed her, and babe
her goodnight; but ever after Lefty re-
tanned an uneasy feeling about her bold
proceeding that evening.
There was still some interchange of
courtesies between the Castle and Deep
Deane, where Veronica remained, her foot
no, being sufficiently recovered to allow of
her travelling; but Colonel Lyndon was
now more frequent visitor than Percy,
and Lady Flora paid no more afternoon
calls at the farm
The little hoop of pearls was still where
Colonel Lyndon had placed it on the nigh.
OF his arrival. For he alone. of all those
who were Alb M the Castle, knew, or even
guessed, WHITTIER things were tending.
Once Lady Flora ventured to hint at her
surprise that he took no decided step. and
then he told her grayely that they had both
been mistaken. Yet be and Lefty were
constantly together, and he admired her
more than ever. and she showed in a hmm
dred ways h.r confidence in him and her
regard for his opinion. @Men are perverse
-"llifully perverse,H said Lady Flora to
herself. There is no doing ANYTHING with
them. All her people We're Disappointing
her ana all her schemes were coming to
no.hlng, and she felt, naturally, A little in
/
submitting itself TO management.
Some OF this irritability NAV have been
apparent IN her manner TO Colonel Ivn-
don, or, possibly, be was over-s sensitive.
be came to feel presently that he had worn
out nus welcome and that ii was time he
should leave Castle Ettrick.
On the day before his departure he made
an opportunity for speaking to Lefty alone.
1t vas not 70 tell her be loved her or 10 bid
her an lmpassioned farewell. That was
no. the Coionels way. He left it. MS he
would have said. TO boys and weaklipcs 10
blazon cut their want OF self control to the
universe. tie was man and he was able
| TO bold himself in check.
| 1hey met IN the gard en- early in the sf-
tefnoon. Milly was with them; but she
ran on after the dogs, and for few mo-
ments they were left alone.
DO yon remember, said the Colonel.
looking down at Lefty with grave. Mind
eyes, "a talk We had one night coming
home from Deep Deane:"
oh! yes, yes. you were 81 kind: Won
neiped me SO much by what yor said an
/ svered Lefty. very asrnas.Iv